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Grounded Theory in Applied Linguistics Research
This volume demystifies the procedures and practical uses of Grounded Theory, a well-established research methodology used around the world today by social scientists, teachers, and qualitative researchers. Intended for graduate students, supervisors, and researchers, it provides readers with the tools for understanding, justifying, and disseminating new theoretical insights for the Applied Linguistics community and beyond.
Less Frequently Used Research Methodologies in Applied Linguistics
Research methodology plays a pivotal role in generating new knowledge in any academic discipline. Applied Linguistics (AL) researchers use a variety of research methodologies to address different research problems and research questions, given its interdisciplinary nature. Notwithstanding the plethora of research methodologies used by AL researchers, there are some methodologies that are used less frequently. The aim of this volume is to introduce and discuss these less frequently used methodologies. Each methodology is discussed in two chapters, a theoretical and a practical chapter. In the theoretical chapters, the theoretical foundations, methodological orientation, ethical issues, and cr...
Critical Sociolinguistics
Providing a state-of-the-art overview of critical sociolinguistics, this volume traces the formation and advancement of the field. Key academic figures from around the world explore the main concepts within critical sociolinguistics, examining the work of Monica Heller and offering insights into the politics that surrounds knowledge of language and society. Presenting the most prominent theoretical and methodological concepts influencing the constitution of critical sociolinguistics as an academic field, the book explores its historical development and examines 'how' and why' specific questions about language were asked by particular scholars around the world at different moments in time. Each chapter offers a different social and theoretical perspective on the history of the field and provides a detailed reflection on how critical sociolinguistics has acted as a discipline. This includes consideration of the way it has codified language as an object of study, the foregrounding of some scholars over others, and an evaluation of the power relations and dynamics of inequality that have led to the constitution of this important field.
Data Collection Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
The successful collection of data is a key challenge to obtaining reliable and valid results in applied linguistics research. Data Collection Research Methods in Applied Linguistics investigates how research is conducted in the field, encompassing the challenges applied linguists face in collecting good data. The book explores frequently used data collection techniques, including: * interviews * focus groups * data elicitation tasks * corpus * questionnaires * tests and measures Each chapter focuses on one type of data collection, outlining key concepts, threats to reliability and validity, procedures for good data collection, and implications for researchers. Every chapter also includes exemplary research projects, showcasing and explaining for readers how the technique was used to collect data in a published study. This book is an essential resource for both novice and experienced applied linguists tackling data collection techniques for the first time.
Continuum Companion to Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
The Continuum Companion to Research Methods in Applied Linguistics is designed to be the essential one-volume resource for students. The book includes: * qualitative and quantitative methods * research techniques and approaches * ethical considerations * sample studies * a glossary of key terms * resources for students As well as covering a range of methodological issues it looks at numerous areas in depth, including researching gender and language, language and identity, pragmatics, vocabulary, and grammar. Comprehensive and accessible, this will be the essential guide to research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate students in applied linguistics and language studies.
Grounded Theory in Applied Linguistics Research
This volume demystifies the procedures and practical uses of Grounded Theory, a well-established research methodology used around the world today by social scientists, teachers, and qualitative researchers. Intended for graduate students, supervisors, and researchers, it provides readers with the tools for understanding, justifying, and disseminating new theoretical insights for the Applied Linguistics community and beyond.
Educational Linguistics in Practice
This volume provides a state-of-the-art snapshot of language and education research and demonstrates ways in which local and global processes are intertwined with language learning, use, and policies. Reflecting but also expanding on Nancy Hornberger’s ground-breaking contributions to educational linguistics, this book brings together leading international scholars. Chapters present new research and cutting-edge syntheses addressing current theoretical and methodological issues in researching equity, access, and multilingual education. Organized around three central themes --- bilingual education and bilingualism, the continua of biliteracy, and policy and planning for linguistic diversity in education --- the volume reflects the holistic and dynamic perspective on language (in) education that is the hallmark of educational linguistics as a field.
Extending Research Horizons in Applied Linguistics
The book is targeted at professional scholars as well as language students who plan their own research in the fuzzy field of applied linguistics, while working on their degree papers, or doing an any academic work related to language study. The uniqueness of the volume consists in its methodological character which is made operational and thus the book may function as a methodological manual. The academically fashionable and catchy word 'interdisciplinarity' is frequently made void in the research perspective. Comprehended as a mark of academic liberalism, standing for anything goes, it is questioned by orthodox minds adhering to the compartmentalization of scientific disciplines. This volum...
